Continuous Gait Velocity Analysis Using Ambient Sensors in a Smart Home

Authors
Publication date 2015
Host editors
  • B. De Ruyter
  • A. Kameas
  • P. Chatzimisios
  • I. Mavrommati
Book title Ambient Intelligence
Book subtitle 12th European Conference, AmI 2015, Athens, Greece, November 11-13, 2015 : proceedings
ISBN
  • 9783319260044
ISBN (electronic)
  • 9783319260051
Series Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Event Ambient Intelligence : 12th European Conference
Pages (from-to) 219-235
Publisher Cham: Springer
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Informatics Institute (IVI)
Abstract We present a method for measuring gait velocity using data from an existing ambient sensor network. Gait velocity is an important predictor of fall risk and functional health. In contrast to other approaches that use specific sensors or sensor configurations our method imposes no constraints on the elderly. We studied different probabilistic models for the description of the sensor patterns. Experiments are carried out on 15 months of data and include repeated assessments from an occupational therapist. We showed that the measured gait velocities correlate with these assessments.
Document type Conference contribution
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26005-1_15
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